By WILLIAM PRENTISS “Real religion cannot be opposed to intellect.” — Leo Tolstoy A perennial question plaguing thinkers, believers and thinking believers concerns the relationship of faith, reason and intellect. Does faith in the unseen require blind trust, or can it be predicated on things understood in the natural? Are faith, reason, and science mutually […]
Magic Johnson
November 5, 2014 4 Comments
By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi A RADIOLAND AUDIO VIDEO Hey Man, I don’t have much of a jump shot but I can shoot the eyes out of a free throw, still leaving me shorter than NBA legend Magic Johnson. However, everybody’s johnson possesses a little magic.
Mississippi Delta at Night behind the Levee
October 31, 2014 2 Comments
By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi (VIDEO) Keeper of the field Levee is his post Stationary sentinel Silent as a ghost Riders on the night See him in the breeze Mandibles a jawin’ Seemingly at ease
Lois Lowry Shares Her Story with Clarksdale
October 31, 2014 Leave a Comment
By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi Library full, mostly women—young to old—kids on iPhones, growing up fast, three young ladies in white headdresses, teachers with list for extra credit, several young Mennonite girls, faces flush with innocence and beauty, wearing printed dresses, small groups of rovers patrolling looking for friends, all well behaved, light chatter a pleasant […]
Small Town of Sumner Mississippi Acting Big
October 31, 2014 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE Sumner, Mississippi The small Town of Sumner in the Mississippi Delta isn’t letting its size of only 310 hold it back from making a difference in the community. The picturesque hamlet, county seat for West Tallahatchie, has a vision worth noting.
Mississippi Delta Snow Geese
October 24, 2014 Leave a Comment
By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi. (VIDEO) Deep browns surround Winter wheat sprouts verdant Spring not far, yet unseen Hope is lofty, but not restricted
Do You Know Charlie Musselwhite?
October 24, 2014 1 Comment
By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi (VIDEO) Ladies and genulmens, what do you get on a Thursday night when ya cross at the Crossroads a recently relocated Deep Blues Festival with a serendipitous encounter on the back porch at the Shack Up Inn late night, all made possible by Magical Madge’s curiosity about everybody who comes to […]
Mornings with Tolstoy – Day Seven
October 22, 2014 Leave a Comment
By WILLIAM PRENTISS I lie here only able to hear, and that unknown to others, thinking about empathy and compassion, wondering about the root of both. What compels us to feel the plight of others, to desire to alleviate their suffering? What is the source of empathy and compassion?
The Delta – It’s Complicated – by Donald Christian
October 22, 2014 3 Comments
By GUEST BOHEMIAN DONALD CHRISTIAN In a time long ago, I was a duck hunter in North Alabama dreaming of better days in the field. My former wife’s mother grew up in Bolivar County, Mississippi and after a few years of questions like “Are there any ducks over there?“ and “Did you ever hear Muddy Waters […]
Easy Like Pedi Cabbing on Sunday to Red’s Blues Club
October 20, 2014 1 Comment
By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi (VIDEO and PHOTOS) Clarksdale and the Mississippi Delta are made all the richer due to folks from the world over who consistently return year after year to get their Delta fixes: blues, good eats, fair weather, cold beer, and most importantly,
Soggy Sweat Whiskey Speech
October 16, 2014 3 Comments
Clarksdale, Mississippi (VIDEO and PHOTOS) WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NEW ROXY THEATER. CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI. HEART OF THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA. FIRST NIGHT OF THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE RECENTLY RELOCATED TO CLARKSDALE “DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL!” The Mosquito was a spoken word event
Mornings with Tolstoy – Day Six
October 16, 2014 Leave a Comment
By WILLIAM PRENTISS Hours on end, thinking yet not seeing, hearing but not feeling, feeling but never expressing, this is my wakened state, unknown to none but me, and God of course, and maybe my sister. Sis read again from Tolstoy. She assumes I can hear but she doesn’t know for sure. Her extraordinary faith keeps […]
The Mississippi Delta – by Donald Christian
October 16, 2014 7 Comments
When The Delta Bohemian® moves a soul to share, relate, communicate, touch and/or love us, from a spirit within themselves that innocently and purely wants, dare we say, needs, to connect, it encourages us to persevere. Here is one such dialogue which began by email, sharing past experiences and a soon-to-be of the Mississippi Delta. We will call […]
Clarksdale Recycling – It nice!
October 16, 2014 Leave a Comment
Clarksdale, Mississippi (VIDEO) Recently Coahoma County and the City of Clarksdale began its first recycling program. The recycle bins are located on the westside of Walmart parking lot on State Street. Until the program becomes more established, we are asked to take our recyclables to the bins for now. See the details below on what is recyclable […]
Mornings with Tolstoy – Day Five
October 10, 2014 Leave a Comment
By WILLIAM PRENTISS My mind is a merciless jailor, more so than my motionless frame. I haven’t moved a leg, limb or eyelash for two years; my thoughts hold more of me hostage than does my inert body.
A couple of Bohemians get the Media Award!
October 10, 2014 1 Comment
By Guest Bohemians JOHN RUSKEY and DANIEL VASSEL Email from John to Madge, September 30, 2014
Time on the Mississippi River with Huck and Jim
October 10, 2014 3 Comments
By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi (VIDEOS with PHOTOS) “Is it necessary to cut rope and are your only true and trustworthy companions castaways?” John Ruskey, guiding a seminar discussion about Huckleberry Finn Well? This known rope cutter believes this is a mighty fine question for above-and-beyond ruminations.
An Encounter with Emily Renee – Nuance
October 9, 2014 Leave a Comment
By MAGICAL MADGE New Orleans, LA A recent trip to New Orleans found Billy and me wandering in an outdoor art market during the early evening hours. It was a magical place, a wonderland of light displaying artists and their unique creations.
Poor William Loves Water – Hot or Cold
September 24, 2014 Leave a Comment
By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi (VIDEO!!) Hey Man, I just can’t seem to get enough water. Must be the Delta boy in me, or maybe it’s just the inherent need to be baptized, often. I ain’ real sure! My Mama always said when I was taking extra-long showers that I was washin’ away my […]
Mornings with Tolstoy – Day Four: Pilgrims
September 23, 2014 Leave a Comment
By WILLIAM PRENTISS I had already begun contemplating death prior to my present state. When younger, healthy and virtually free of scars and the tissue that remains, death was something far into an unknown, never-to-be-reached future. Death was an occasional thought, sadly affecting others. At some point in my early forties, after life had begun its […]
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